Professor of Transitional English and Director of Transitional Education
B.A., Salisbury University
M.Ed., Salisbury University
Ph.D., Capella University
English teacher – Wicomico County (grades 9 – 12)
Reading intervention specialist – Wicomico County (grades 6 through 8)
Adjunct professor – Salisbury University (Reading in the Content Areas)
Professional development instructor – Wicomico County
Academic Coaching – Worcester County – Pocomoke
Wor-Wic Developmental Education Committee (Director)
Wor-Wic Faculty Professional Development Committee
Wor-Wic Student Success Priority Team member
Wor-Wic Community College Faculty Council (former president)
Eastern Shore Reading Council member (former president & membership director)
Eastern Shore Writing Project – Teacher Consultant
Diakonia Volunteer – Food pantry and thrift store
2018 Light of Literacy – Nominee, Higher Education
• “High School GPA: An Alternate Placement Tool.” Capella University (dissertation), 2015
• “ Using High School GPA as an Alternate Placement Tool.” Poster session, presented at AFACCT, Carroll Community College, January 2015.
• “Dreaming Big: What Happens if Common Core Promises Come True?” (with Elaine Vander Clute, Suzy McKeen and Beth Jones). Presented at AFACCT 2015, Carroll Community College, January 2015.
• “Using GPA to Waive out of Developmental English Course: from Pilot to Policy.” Presented at MACC Summit, December 2015.
• “Redesigning Remediation to Increase Equity and Improve the Success of Nontraditional Learners.” Presented at Voices for Research on Community College Conference, Community College Research Center, April 2019.
“Understanding Developmental Education.” College Council, Wor-Wic Community College, April 2022.
• “Due dates, Time Management, and assignment completion: Tips to Support Struggling Students Succeed.” Faculty Professional Development, Wor-Wic Community College, August 2022.
• “Creating a Bot-Resistant Writing Assignment.” (With Mel Reddish) Faculty Professional Development, Wor-Wic Community College, August 2023.
• “Cracking the Code: Using ChatGPT to Write Code Inserts for Writing Prompts.” Faculty Professional Development, Wor-Wic Community College, April 2024.
Animal rescue
Paddleboarding
Dr. Sheila Blosveren
Phone
410-334-2848
Location
Brunkhorst Hall 222
Office Hours
Shoulder Season Hours:
Friday, August 22nd from 1 – 5
Tuesday, August 26th from 4 – 6
Wednesday, August 27 (“fins-day”) from 3 – 5
Fall B Term Hours (Sept 2 – Oct 16)
Tuesdays from 10:30 – 11:30
Thursdays from 4:30 – 5:30
Virtual office hours are Wednesdays from 10 – Noon.
Fall E Term Hours (Oct 20 – December 12th)
Tuesdays from 4:45 – 5:45
Thursdays from 10:15 – 11:15
Virtual office hours are Wednesdays from 10 – Noon.
Here are my VUB hours (for program participants only):
B Session (through October 17)
Monday 10:30 – 4:30
Tuesday 1:30 – 4:30
Thursday 11 – 4:00
E Session (October 20 through end of December)
Monday 12:30 – 4:30
Tuesday 10:30 – 4:30
Thursday 11:30 – 4:30
Department
Arts & Humanities
Courses